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Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
This series consists of approximately 240 linen maps showing locations of channels, structures, appropriated lands, and terminals of the Erie, Champlain, Oswego, and Cayuga and Seneca Canals, as well as the location of old canals in relation to the Barge Canal System as improved under laws of 1903, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance
Title:
Series:
B1808
Dates:
1897-1969
Abstract:
The Laws of 1903, Chapter 147 authorized the State Engineer to appropriate lands, structures, and waters for the use of the improved canals (Barge Canal). This series consists of the original linen and paper maps created and maintained by the State Engineer and Surveyor and its succeeding agencies. .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
Title:
Series:
B0214
Dates:
1905-1925, 1942
Abstract:
This series documents the responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Works relating to the appropriation of land for canal use. It includes appropriation maps; descriptions of appropriated lands; certificates of filing; and notices and affidavits served on property owners. Maps provide a detailed .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
Abstract:
The land appropriation files contain comprehensive legal documentation of the process by which the state acquired lands for the Barge Canal system (pursuant to Laws of 1909, Chapter 391, as amended), and of the state's title to those lands. The files document not only the transfer of legal title to .........
Repository:
New York State Archives